The Best Iced Coffee Recipe
This tasty, 100-calorie iced coffee recipe is the BEST! With tons of flavor in every sip, this isn’t your average morning brew. 6 ingredients, 5 minutes, the ultimate iced mocha coffee!
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What Makes This Recipe Great
The sun is out, the days are warm, and it’s absolutely time for a refreshing, delicious, and dreamy iced coffee recipe! This cardamom-spiced, iced mocha coffee is creamy, flavorful, and perfect in every way!
In just 5 minutes you’ll have the yummiest cup of coffee to start your day off right!
Recipe Highlights
- Easy, 5-minute recipe
- Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, & Vegan
- Can be made low-sugar
- Versatile (with easy swaps to customize it!)
- Whole30 & Keto options!
Ingredient Notes
Cooled Coffee: You can use either leftover coffee or cold brew.
Original Nutpods:Â If you’re not dairy-free, you can also use half and half or heavy cream.
Raw Cacao Powder: Nutiva is a great brand for this. You can find it at Costco, Thrive Market, Sprouts, etc. This is different than cocoa powder, so be sure to double-check! Skip this if you don’t want the mocha flavor!
Maple Syrup: You can use more or less depending on your sweetness preference. If you’re trying to make this lower carb you can use Keto-friendly maple syrup or monk fruit sweetener. I like to use 100% pure maple syrup.
Vanilla Extract: I know this is mocha iced coffee, but trust me, don’t skip the vanilla!
Cardamom Pod: Optional, but gives it amazing flavor! It almost reminds me of a homemade Pop & Bottle Latte that I love to grab for a treat at Whole Foods!
Recipe Step by Step
- Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender for 1 minute, then pour over ice. Enjoy!
Mary’s Tips & Tricks
Dairy-Free: If you’re dairy-free, be sure to use Nutpods or your favorite non-dairy creamer of choice. I prefer original Nutpods because it’s thick and creamy like half and half, and has no added sweetener!
Whole30: If you’re doing a Whole30, skip the maple syrup, use Nutpods, and enjoy!
Make a Batch: Want to make enough mocha iced coffee for a girl’s brunch or a big family breakfast? Click “print” on the recipe and increase the number of servings you want. The ingredients and amount will automatically adjust!
Recipe FAQs
Yes! Depending on your preference, you can use agave, honey, monk fruit, Swerve, simple syrup, brown sugar simple syrup, or even no sweetener at all!
If you use Nutpods instead of dairy, and maple syrup instead of honey, this iced mocha coffee is totally vegan!
Yes! If you don’t want this to be mocha iced coffee and would prefer just a regular iced coffee recipe, feel free to leave out the cacao powder. All of the other ingredients still make the most delicious iced coffee!
Yes! Simply swap the maple syrup for a keto-friendly sweetener and you’ve got yourself a low-carb, keto mocha iced coffee!
The Best Iced Coffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooled coffee, either leftover or cold brew
- ¼ cup Original Nutpods , or half & half if not dairy free
- ½ tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1 tbsp maple syrup, more if you like it sweeter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cardamom pod, optional but gives it amazing flavor!
Equipment
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender for 1 minute, then pour over ice. Enjoy!
8 Comments on “The Best Iced Coffee Recipe”
do you really blend the cardamom pod into the coffee?
Correct! It adds great flavor.
This is very good and keeps me from going to a coffee shop when that afternoon craving hits. Also much healthier!Â
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Yum! Refreshing!Â
Thankss Kaylyn! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yum! What a treat! Thanks:)
Thanks, Lynn! So glad you enjoyed it as much as I do!